Add undefeated Sangamo Conference Champions to the ever-growing list of accomplishments for the 2023-2024 PORTA-AC Central Lady Bluejays.
A whipping of rival Pleasant Plains last week gave the Lady Jays a perfect 8-0 mark in the conference and the championship. Wins over Athens and Canton pushed their record to 29-1 overall entering postseason play.
A healthy diet can help people lower their risk for various conditions, including heart disease. That’s a significant benefit, as the World Health Organization estimates that 32 percent of deaths across the globe can be attributed to cardiovascular disease, which is an umbrella term used to refer to a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels.
The third time was the charm for the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia Lady Trojan basketball team as they beat South Fork for the first time in three tries to win in the opening round of their own regional.
In a process that is yet to make sense to me, the Lady Trojans traveled to the better seeded Ponies home floor in the opening game even though Triopia is the Regional host. Nevertheless, Triopia got the win, roping and tying the Ponies in 43 to 38 victory, moving to 14-14 on the season. Prior to regional action, the Trojans knocked off North Greene and lost to Pawnee.
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I want to share one of my great horticulture loves with you all…pruning. I love the idea of it, the exercise of pruning, the science of it, and the potential it has for significantly improving the health and longevity of woody plant material.
Since trees are large, long-lived plants in our landscape, pruning activities done throughout the life of a tree can have a significant impact on how that tree functions in the landscape and how long it survives. Proper pruning conducted while a tree is young can have exponentially advantageous results for overall tree health, maintenance requirements, and beauty.
A strategic defensive adjustment by coach Eric Anderson and an increase in intensity for the Beardstown boys’ basketball team turned a five-point halftime deficit into a 72 to 52 runaway home win over the Western Wildcats in the Tigers only game last week.
Losing a loved one is always tough, but losing them to dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease is worse because you lose them a little at a time before death.Sara (Kirchner) Brannan, Beardstown, lost her dad, Charles “Shorty” Kirchner January 2, 2024 to dementia. His actual diagnosis was dementia of the Alzheimer type. He was diagnosed over 10 years ago.
Triopia Grade School Principal Jamie Hobrock was selected as the Two Rivers IPA Principal of the Year.
She has been the grade school principal since 2010. Hobrock gradated from Triopia High School in 2000, then returned as a teacher in 2007. This is her 20th year in education.
The First National Bank of Arenzville, Jacksonville, and South Jacksonville is pleased to announce that Donald Pigg is the recipient of the 2023 Blue Diamond Community Service Award.
According to his daughter, Cindy Boehlke, Mr. Pigg has led a life of purpose and giving. In the 15+ years that he has lived in the Jacksonville area, he has worked with a variety of local organizations to help our community continue to improve, and be the best that it can be.
Roger Lauder, Cass County Emergency Director, spoke to the city council Tuesday, February 6th regarding the Cass County All Hazard Mitigation Plan.
First, he wanted to explain to the council the meeting of mitigation. For the purpose of disaster management, mitigation is the process of taking action before a disaster occurs to reduce its impact and risk whether it be structural or non-structural. Having this plan in place opens the county and/or city up to mitigation dollars offered through the federal government. If the county/city does not have such a plan
Women have been making a statement for a long time in many areas and Cass County women are no different. In fact, we think we have some of the best in Cass County.
Cass County has some amazing women in the areas of business, education, entrepreneurs, volunteers, first responders, health care and much more.